Creating “separate but =” system. This is an insult of the first order

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School closures

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as an attack on children

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compromises children’s safety

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What about closing ‘charter’ schools

?

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# of people on staff @ DME office

and they’re not reachable

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A great deal of cheating @ schools;

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# chancellor report who tells the charter board what?

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Standardized test scores determined the ‘tiers’ –

what was other criteria?

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The way we develop our community now will impact us for years to come

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Test scores do matter

1

WARD 7 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION NOTES

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Saying that “we don’t know what quality is” is insulting

o

DME states that there is multitude of definitions of quality

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so there’s no one definition.

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Schools worse off now than it was before everyone fired

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Bullying

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Truancy

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School distance

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How are all the notes being compiled, shared?

o

DME and Public Agenda state that notes will be typed up by Public Agenda, shared withPlanning Team to disseminate to Ward 7 residents

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Need to deal with the dynamics in Ward 7

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no comparison (in a lot of ways)

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Sending students to children in other wards -> not investing in our own ward

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Don’t need outsiders tellin

g us what to do

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Need constant community involvement

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when things are good and bad

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need to sustain thisenergy

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Model what’s working

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Schools are changing principals too much

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Equity

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Resources not distributed equally

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Staffing not enough to handle children’s

needs

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Some teachers are inexperienced

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At the end of the day it’s about resources

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50-60% students on IAP, schools and staff not equipped to handle this

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High % of students with behavioral and psych issues

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Systematic neglect of residents east of the river; separate and unequal

Suggestions/Recommendations

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Signed contract b/w teacher/school/student/principal

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Keep librarian in all schools (discourage TV); modern libraries and library

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Retain small schools to keep classes small

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Computer labs

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Require spelling, grammar

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Nutrition

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Motion to vehemently oppose school closings in Ward and moratorium on pg 77; until there iscommunity involvement; vetting process (THIS MOTION WILL BE PUT IN A FORMALSTATEMENT TO GO TO DME, OSSE, MAYOR)

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Improve quality

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Gangs/Bullying

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Need to have follow-

up conversation with W2, W3, W6 to find out what they’re doing that could

help in W1, W4, W5, W7, W8.

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Councilwoman to speak directly to De

’

Shawn Wright

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Councilwoman should speak to constituents about IFF report

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Education plan tailored for Ward 7.

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WARD 7 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION NOTES

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Move on E Washington’s motion

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Moratorium on new charter until education plan is developed (accepted by group)

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Change student to teacher ratio to have 2 full time teachers

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Elementary 15:1, High School 20:1

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No more than 25% of students on IEP:

and 504’s

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Curriculum development is relevant to students in particular school

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Review and asses admin of schools

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Team approach

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Increase class tech. to engage students

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City conscience revisiting boundaries

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Observe best practices from other jurisdictions

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pu

t in place things we’re looking for in other areas

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Strengthen office of DC state board of education

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Shared space in schools

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Bring central office to schools buildings

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Develop a true assessment process for Ward 7 schools

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Look at top 5 countries to see curriculum develop options

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ANC’s –

frontline; should know school districts within your districts -> which students are going toschool outside the district

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All schools have libraries and librarian

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Conduct services

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Parent as partners (partnerships in school law)

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Justification of poor test scores (why are they poor)

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Create working definition of quality education for Ward 7

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Hold chancellor accountable

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Create certified classrooms

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Clean, clocks-working, computers, smartboards

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Bring back office of ombudsman and raise it to the level of OSSE

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Create office of parent engagement, bring to OSSE

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Staff Hours are ensured noon-8pm

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Public evaluation of mayoral school take-over (since of 5 years)

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Convene Ward 7 meeting w/ DME to address what has been discussed today.